Emile Gaboriau
Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.
The Count's Millions
In a grand Parisian home, after a shocking collapse, a family's secrets threaten to spill out over a fight for immense wealth.
By Emile Gaboriau
Within an Inch of His Life
A small town erupts into chaos following an arson attack which reveals possible attempted murder, risking reputations and lives.
By Emile Gaboriau
Caught in the Net
In a world of poverty and striving, a desperate couple's fate changes forever with an unexpected offer that could lead to salvation or ruin.
By Emile Gaboriau
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
After a devastating betrayal, a man's quest for vengeance pulls him into a web of deception, where powerful enemies and buried secrets threaten to consume him.
By Emile Gaboriau
The Clique of Gold
In a shadowy Parisian building of secrets, a young girl's desperate act of suicide sparks an intricate web of neighborly concern, with a used goods man as its likely instigator.
By Emile Gaboriau
The Mystery of Orcival
In a quaint French village, the grim discovery of a murdered woman near a count's estate pulls unsuspecting poachers into a web of intrigue and suspicion, forever changing village life.
By Emile Gaboriau
A Thousand Francs Reward; and, Military Sketches
When a merchant vanishes and a detective investigates, readers are taken from the streets of mystery to the heart of 19th-century military life.
By Emile Gaboriau
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
In the heart of 19th-century Paris, a young detective's sharp mind is tested when a crime comes to light to be more than it seems.
By Emile Gaboriau
The Champdoce Mystery
Torn between duty and desire, a young man's encounter with love pulls him from his father's grasp and into a dangerous game of societal expectations.
By Emile Gaboriau
Other People's Money
A respectable man's world collapses when a sudden accusation of theft exposes a web of secrets, testing his family and community's loyalty.
By Emile Gaboriau
The Honor of the Name
Amidst political upheaval, a former farm boy turned landowner's world is upended by the return of a duke, sparking a battle of honor, revenge, and social status.
By Emile Gaboriau
File No. 113
In a 19th-century Paris bank, a shocking robbery unfolds, thrusting the head cashier into a desperate fight to prove his innocence while navigating love and suspicion.
By Emile Gaboriau
The Lerouge Case
A widow's mysterious death pulls detectives into a world of hidden identities, shocking secrets, and deceptive clues.
By Emile Gaboriau
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 2
Amidst hidden family resentments and an unexpected romance, a detective must untangle a web of secrets to expose a possible plot for vengeance.
By Emile Gaboriau